Parliament committee backs bill for Holodomor Museum construction
Ukraine’s parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy has given the nod to a bill backing the completion of the Holodomor Museum, with financial support from the Canadian Government, the Culture Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 8.
Rostyslav Karandieiev, the acting head of the Culture Ministry, attended the committee hearing on a bill proposing amendments to Law No. 10361 on Museums and Museum Affairs related to the National Museum of the Holodomor-genocide.
"We are pleased to have resources to direct towards completing this crucial project, both from a political and scientific-museum standpoint," Karandieiev said, commenting on the funding of approximately 15 million Canadian dollars ($11.2 million).
The Committee recommended that Parliament to adopt the bill in principle, with a halved deadline for submitting amendments and proposals.
Adopting amendments to the law will set conditions for overseeing the activities of the National Museum of the Holodomor-genocide amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Culture Ministry said.
The museum is set to have a supervisory and expert council, comprising representatives from professional and scientific groups, international organizations of Ukrainians abroad, and descendants of Holodomor victims.
Construction of the Memorial Complex in Remembrance of the Victims of the Holodomor commenced in 2008 but remained incomplete, with only the first stage built in 2009. The construction of the second part began in 2017, with completion scheduled for 2023.
Former Culture and Information Policy Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko advocated allocating over 500 million UAH ($13.1 million) during the full-scale war to finalize the construction.
However, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vetoed Law No. 9437, which allocated 573.9 million UAH ($15 million) to complete the Holodomor Museum in Kyiv, stating that efforts should be directed toward decisions bringing Ukraine's victory closer.
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